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Monkey what's the actual reason for changing from the 261 as I am currently looking at getting one? Cheers.

I know more about motorbikes than chainsaws and on the modern injected stuff that is how you reset the system. Fire it up no throttle and leave it to idle till the fan (watercooled) comes on. Done. Would think its likely to be similar.

Yes Mac you and me too, give me a convential carb set up with screws and forget the autotune would be ideal but then we wouldn't be saving the planet would we..............

Thanks Mendiplogs I will have a look at the 362 as well then.

Cheers Mac, I am an engineer so I am quite able to resolve the problem myself probably using one of the methods you mentioned but that isn't the point is it? The saw is only four weeks old and so I don't want it repaired. The design of screwing an important bolt into plastic seems to me very flawed. A two bolt option has to be better and so is the best answer. How problematic is the autotune?

Thanks guys for responses. Currently the saw has had to go back to Stihl for assessment. The dealer said that normally he gets a go ahead but this one due to being a one off had to go back. The dealer stated tonight that it wasn't definite but a repair was likely. I stated I wouldn't accept that on a four week old saw and to be fair the supplying dealer has been pretty straight up with me. I asked what the casing change would cost and he said around £200 with labour........ I said I wasn't happy with such a short time to failure. He has offered after I questioned the possibility that I pay the difference and go for a MS261 with spur gear. This looks likely to be the way forward and he is going to get one in. Anybody got any comments or opinions they want to share on the 261? I have read the posts on the bearing failures hence why I have requested the chain gear change.

Yes I was advised away from the easy tension feature so was expecting a tried and tested easy user but its disappointed me at the moment. Not sure I have confidence in the one stud solution? Awaiting Stihl's response as they do have a good reputation

Hi, New on here so go steady but have been watching for a while. With a new log burner install I treated myself to a new saw as I was fed up with the father in laws cast offs being temperamental. Narrowed it down to a MS251 and find it ok generally especially once I put a better chain on it but only one month in and its faulty. The clamping nut that holds the bar on seemed like a weakness from day one as i noticed nearly all other saws had two nuts where as this family only has one. Anyway comes to take the tension off the chain when finished and the nut turns half a turn but not in a nice correct way. The stud was being ripped out of the plastic casing. I have returned it under warranty and await the response. Anybody else had this issue as the supplier said this was the first one he'd seen? It turns out that the two nut clamp is the same design, so no better really, with a stud fastened into the casing with glue and a self tapping design. Sounds rubbish to me and I was expecting a locking nut or something on the blind side. Apparently the older designs were as i anticipated, this is obviously a saw designed by an accountant. Anyway await the response from the dealer, fingers crossed.